Hills in Cheshire?

mat*46*
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Are there any serious hills in cheshire except for the old cat & fiddle / around mac?
Looking to cycle upto buxton in a couple of weeks but it's a good trek from where I live (northwich). wanted to try and find a decent hill to train on before hand.......
Any ideas around Northwich?
Looking to cycle upto buxton in a couple of weeks but it's a good trek from where I live (northwich). wanted to try and find a decent hill to train on before hand.......
Any ideas around Northwich?
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Any ideas around Northwich?
A salt pile?0 -
You can go up and down Winnington Hill about 10 times.. that should have you pumped up..... if you get up The Cloud and have a looksee over Cheshire Plain... you won't see many bumps I'm afraid.... only Beeston/Peckforton and Helsby.0
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The peak of Mow Cop is in Staffordshire, not Shropshire.
Macclesfield isn't too far away. Why not just pop over and do some climbing?0 -
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Nothing QUITE like the Cat and Fiddle - but theres some nice challenges round Frodsham, Delamere, Kelsall way.0
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cougie wrote:Nothing QUITE like the Cat and Fiddle - but theres some nice challenges round Frodsham, Delamere, Kelsall way.
Quite possibly the most over-rated climb in the UK.0 -
I've only done it a couple of times myself - its a decent length, but not that hard. Plenty of better climbs round North Wales that are far quieter.0
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Cheers guys. Gonna try the hills up near buxton.
Wanted something that wouild take a few miinutes, at least get me in a little ring rather than just having to stand up and peddle hard for 30secs or so.0 -
You try around Rudyard, Biddulph Moor, Gunn Hill
loads of good training areas around north staffordshire
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Who said no hills in Cheshire? Back from 60 miles around and about.. well a foray into Shrops and then return in Cheshire... the drag up Bickerton/Broxton had me swearing.
As a county it has a unique flavour which I love being Cheshire born ... any town largish village seemingly not much of a descent into it but always a b breaker to get out of it.
As has been said by the TdF commentary boys H&K - its not how steep it is... it's how quick you are up it.0 -
^ thats right........
No real big hills, plenty of short sharp shocks. But nothing wrong with going back down & doing them again0 -
Pym's Chair?0
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Pym's Chair counts as hills near Macc!0